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French expressions for having sex you won't find in your dictionary

The French language is famous for being the language of love and it's also well known for its vast array of colourful idioms and expressions. So it's no surprise the two are often combined. We've found 15 of the best French "sexpressions".

"Faire une partie de jambes en l’air": Literally “an up in the air legs match” or a little more accurately - “to play a session of legs in the air”, this commonly used expression has been around for a long time and for want of a better term, can be translated as "to have a bonk". “Tout ce qui l’interesse c’est une partie de jambes en l’air” is a term that perhaps female expats may have had cause to use before. “All he’s interested in is getting his leg over”…